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can i just say how much i enjoy your meta but also appreciate how you engage with comments/tags? it's so nice to know that someone is reading what i write in response and interested in reblogging it! earlier today, my tags on your post were not anything groundbreaking :D but the fact that you still reblogged them made me happy. some other bloggers are not as responsive, so thank you
oh i'm so glad!!! i really like talking to you guys, and everyone's tags make me very happy. i'm not always good at responding but i try!! one of the best things about fandom/tumblr is all the interactions. so please never stop <3
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Once you get this, you have to say five things you like about yourself, publicly. Then you have to send this to ten of your favourite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool~)🌈💖🌈💖🌈
Thank you~! :DDDD Right back 'atcha~
I do rather well decoding where a person is coming from during a cryptic interaction.
Can pull of any type of red lip, despite undertones.
Hmmm. I look for patterns in grammar, license plates, dates, etc., for fun.
Have learned to slough off my mistakes when playing an instrument publicly.
Um, am getting better at listening before opinionating.
#asks#thatfragilecapricorn30#tagged#ask game#one of the two#thanks for droppin' in!#always so lovely when that happens :DD
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saw your tags ❤️ so happy you’re part of the fandom! 🥰
awww thank you!! ❤❤ i'm having a great time and i hope to hang out here, throwing popcorn at my screen and screaming 'just kiss already!!!!' for a long time to come. and it's very much thanks to you! so thank you again for your excellent posts 🙏
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ok gotta ask - what is Lepidoptera about? Never heard of that word before!
lepidoptera is my mothman casefic where mulder and scully investigate a series of murders in point pleasant wv 😏 mothman is my favorite cryptid and i really wanted a classic mothman hunt because the show didn't really cover him (besides detour i guess) lepidoptera is the order that contains moths and butterflies!
#idk why my two msr wips both involve insects but here we are#answered#thatfragilecapricorn30#msr#txf#wip game
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Fannish Year Review - 2023
1. Your main fandom of the year: TXF always. Although I’ve taken a break from actually watching the show since I finished my rewatch and I’m at a low eb of reading fanfic, tumblr keeps my fandom needs fed. It’s the show I think about every single day whether I’m actively watching or not.
2. Your favorite film this year: If we’re talking new films then Barbie and Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret were my favorite ones I saw in theaters. Barbie was just such a delight and fun theater going experience. Are You There God was such a sweet, well done adaptation.
3. Your favorite book this year: Again, if we’re talking new (to me) books then Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. I’ve never really had much interest in video games so I was surprised how much it sucked me in. Plus I read it on vacation in Puerto Rico so extra points for the experience of reading under an umbrella on a beautiful beach eating ice cream out of a pineapple.
4. Your favorite album or song this year: I just looked on Spotify and I don’t think I downloaded a new album or created a new playlist this year 🙈
5. Your favorite tv shows this year: The third season of Happy Valley - all the time and history that can make a conversation between family members the most nail biting, tension filled, heartbreaking scenes. Reservation Dogs - I caught up just in time for the final season and I’m so glad I finally watched it. I watched some old shows too that I missed for whatever reason and we’re the perfect evening soaps to put on when I needed a break after work - Felicity, Switched at Birth.
6. Your favorite tumblr community this year: I don’t really interact with anyone outside of txf community lol
7. Your best new fandom discovery of the year: I started watch Doctor Who and caught up with Ten in time for the specials - Ten and Donna are definitely my favorite duo so far so it was just delightful and I don’t have any of the long term investment that makes an event like that angst filled for those truly in the fandom.
8. Your biggest fandom disappointment of the year: txf fandom has definitely slowed down, but I’m in a lull too so can’t say I’m surprised.
9. Your tv/movie boyfriend and/or girlfriend of the year: Mulder/Scully - what can I say, I’m consistent
10. Your biggest squeeze moment of the year: Fanfic writers coming back to finish or continue old fics: Petrichor sequel Singing of Mount Abora by @aloysiavirgata and the final chapter of throat eye and knucklebone finished five!! years later by audries.
Thanks @amplifyme this was fun
Tagging @freckleslikestars @tossingmyglossymane @edierone @frogsmulder @xxsksxxx @thatfragilecapricorn30 @perpetually-weirdening
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tag game
thanks for the tag @thatfragilecapricorn30
Favorite painter: william alphonse bougeureau. (you would instantly recognize a few of his works, like cupid and psyche as chubby babies, or evening mood, or the broken pitcher, even if you never knew his name.) the way he paints skin and light is just. beyond my comprehension. i was lucky enough to see some of his paintings when the musee d'orsay let them tour a bit, and was just absolutely overwhelmed. his "birth of venus" makes me want to cry. the blush, the water, the clouds, the loving and lustful depiction of curvy bodies. i stood beneath one of his larger works (literally floor to ceiling) for a solid 15 minutes just letting it wash over me.
alfonse mucha and john williams waterhouse are fantastic as well. ...is my art degree showing?
Favorite writer: neil gaiman, and not just because i had dinner with him once. (my future mother-in-law REALLY wanted to impress me... spoiler alert: it worked!)
Favorite band: babe i don't play favorites. if it slaps it slaps. my ipod is a mess.
Favorite meal and drink: there's this sandwich called "[name of the girl i'm dating]" from a small chain called ike's that started in sf. it's unbelievable. (apparently he changed it to "the bella" after they got married.) my favorite drink is thai milk tea with boba.
Favorite outfit aesthetic: comfy. most days are leggings with a t-shirt and/or hoodie.
Favorite singer: at the moment, hozier.
Favorite item I own: my x-files barbies
Favorite possession: uh still my x-files barbies??
Favorite perfume: i can't wear scents because i'm too sensitive :(
tagging @storybycorey @msrafterdark @ereh-emanresu-tresni @medicaldoctordana @pookie-mulder @wingsformypillow uhhhhh i'm bad at tagging just do it if you wanna!
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nine people i'd like to get to know better
Thank you for tagging me! @calimanc and @thatfragilecapricorn30
last song: sour times by portishead
favorite color: blue
currently watching: nothing, the last one was Mr. & Mrs. Smith
spicy/savory/sweet: savory
relationship status: with the prettiest alien boy Mulder
current obsession: everything x files, especially the fanfics; pixel art; fan art
tagging @angegova @xxsksxxx @nimlurks @samucabd @numinousmysteries @edierone @mysteryness @enigmaticxbee @arealnowherewoman
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Get to know you ask game-- i was tagged by @thatfragilecapricorn30 & @enigmaticxbee thank you!!
Currently reading: i was reading book lovers by emily henry but life got in the way. i need to pick it back up 😅
Currently watching: better call saul! though i'm taking a break to try and watch all the movies nominated at the oscars this year (peep my letterboxd)
Currently Obsessed with: obviously txf forever and always. kinda specifically fixated on fight the future right now for some reason. but if you follow my main blog you'll know i'm also obsessed with anatomy of a fall rn. MY best picture winner for sure.
no pressure tagging!! @s-cullayy @fernsehn @skelavender @vindicia @parabolamp3 @cutemothman @bakedbakermom
#tagged#sorry if you've already done this or already been tagged i haven't been on much this weekend lol
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tag game
tagged by: @thatfragilecapricorn30 (thank you!!!)
last song: tulsa jesus freak by lana del rey
favorite color: green
last movie/show: movie - the hunger games: mockingjay part 2, show - billy the kid
sweet/spicy/savory: savory mostly but sometimes i do get a sweet tooth.
relationship status: single
last thing I searched: how to make instant ramen taste better (college student things)
current obsession: billy the kid, as i'm sure you've all begun to suspect. one thing about me is that i loved a doomed young man
tagging: @whatsnewalycat, @sweetly-yours-and-mine, @mando-abs, @weirdsociology
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nautilus
Author: @thatfragilecapricorn30
For: margsiover
Mulder kisses 1939 Scully on the Queen Anne. How does Scully react when she finds out? Post-ep/slight AU for Triangle.
Ao3 Link
#XFFlickedSwitch2023 25/27
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Get to know you tag game, with thanks to @thatfragilecapricorn30 for the tag 😊
Currently reading: let's see, it's a bit of a list: Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout (first Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin book)(for tom paris reasons), Peter Pan by J M Berrie (for msr fic reasons), Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (scully reasons), A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (for mulder reasons), Moby Dick by Herman Melville (scully reasons), Little Big by John Crowley (umpteenth reread) (psychic scully fic reasons), Breakfast Of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, Bringing Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantell, Claudius the God by Robert Graves, It seemed Important At The Time the Gloria Vanderbilt memoir, and Looking For Hamlet by Marvin Hunt, the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
I can never read a normal amount of books at once, I have to be able to switch between things depending on my mood and what writing i'm working on, or I simply can't focus 😅
Currently watching: what's actually on my TV at the moment is the David Suchet Poirot series (the cornish mystery atm), but my focused watches/rewatches right now are TXF, Professor T, Moonlighting, Nero Wolfe, Northern Exposure, Voyager, and Vera
Currently obsessed with: well, the x-files/msr lol, but also understanding the mechanics of the noir detective genre. I'm working on compiling a whole new reading list to better understand how to consume it/write it 👀
tagging.... @grissomesque @rowark @perpetually-weirdening @thetruthbetween @stripedroseandsketchpads @sagan-starstuff @calimanc and @blackheartbiohazards
(if you guys feel like if of course, no pressure 😆💜!)
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15 questions tag game!
tagged by @bakedbakermom & @ellivia !! thanks darlins <3
were you named after anyone?
nope. my parents thought i was a boy and i ... was not. i did not have a name for three days and patricia was the only girl name they agreed on 🤣 they do know a few but i wasn't really named after any of them. however, my middle name does come from my nanny 💜
when was the last time you cried?
a real cry? not for a very long time. but i tear up a lot at music!
do you have kids?
nope!
what sports have you played/do you play?
i tried a lot as a kid, but swimming was my sport <3 everything else included running and i did not enjoy it. i'm a mermaid, i need the water!!
do you use sarcasm?
i do! but i don't always understand other people's sarcasm, and people don't always understand mine lol
first thing you notice about a person?
that they are, indeed, a person. hopefully
scary movies or happy endings?
depends on my mood.
where were you born?
a place !!
what are your hobbies?
reading, writing, legos, obsessing over series. idk anything with my friends!
do you have any pets?
yes i have three kittos
how tall are you?
debatable but somewhere around 5'4"
favorite subject in school?
math & english. wish it was science :(
dream job?
professional muse
tagging: @calimanc @thursdayinspace @edierone @thatfragilecapricorn30 @suitablyaggrieved @scullysflannel @welsharcher @randomfoggytiger everyone !!! do it & tag me, i'll read them <3
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X-Files Collector’s Edition: Car Accidents, Injuries, and Fluff-- Oh My!
A catch-all for car accidents: injuries, angst, fluff, humor, and confessions.
I’m not an angst connoisseur; but these passed my limited litmus test; and are shoved into as close-to-authorial-chronological order as I can make them.
@thatfragilecapricorn30‘s Holistic Medicine (Tumblr link)
““Even in the low lighting Mulder could see that the sharpness had returned to her face as she pivoted to serious Dr. Scully mode and he was determined to soften those edges once again.
“Like I got hit by a car,” he said with a chuckle.
“Very funny,” she said, trying to sound stern but it didn’t work because she was fighting a small smile. There is it, he thought.””
Set sometime in Season 3-- Mulder wakes from his car accident, intent on picking up Scully’s mood. Amused by her presumed bossiness, and moved by her weariness, he insists she can’t sleep in the hospital chair. The nurse just lets them be.
Sheryl Nantus/Sheryl Martin’s (FFN) Angels (Gossamer link)
“"While I won't say that there aren't such... possibilities... I won't agree with you based on a fuzzy image that could be easily faked."
He grinned. "You're such a skeptic.””
Set post-Irresistible and pre-Revelations, Mulder and Scully are flippant about an angel case, until something saves her from a near-fatal fall into traffic.
Forte’s Semaphore (also at TheBasementOffice)
“"Until I was in high school, whenever my father was away at sea, I'd watch for the 'angels'. Imagine that they had a message for me from Ahab." She looked up, gazing out the windshield again, and shook her head. "I know that makes no sense, but..."
Mulder felt the back of his throat tighten, picturing a Samantha-aged Scully sitting on her back porch at twilight, searching the sky. It makes perfect sense, Scully, he thought.”
Set sometime post FTF-- Mulder and Scully are run off road by unmarked vans and helicopters. As he lies on the brink of death, Scully begs him to live. From there, the story is a trip-and-a-half, hanging together by morse-code messages.
Ten’s Beneath the Surface
“I knew what had happened to my Mulder and that I would do whatever it took to stop him driving out of here.
I considered pulling my gun on him...no telling how he'd react... Then he deliberately moved the car forward, just a foot, hoping I'd instinctively skitter back. I swallowed and held firm. Again. And again. The car slowly moved forward and bumped my knees.”
Beginning AU--Scully wakes, determined to not let anything hinder their relationship anymore. Mulder begins acting bizarre, erratic, angry, caustic-- and she realizes, almost too late, that he has a compounding and serious injury.
Jamie Lyn’s Full Moon, Near-Death, and Things Left Unfinished
““We were just sitting in it, Scully, and now it’s gone. And here we are, on a bridge, cold and wet, with no car. But you’re right. Why don’t you call the car, and then I’ll call the car, and we’ll see if it comes to one of us.”
“This isn’t funny.”
“Oh, come on. I think it’s a little funny.”
Scully’s bad Halloween is topped off when she and Mulder are plowed into the afterlife at an intersection. He convinces her they’re in limbo and must resolve regrets in their lives. Great banter gives way to tenderness as IVF failure is brought up gently... but in typical fashion, it’s all washed away when they wake.
(Note: I set IVF arc-- depending on my mood-- between late S5 and early S6.)
@tatooedlaura-blog/tatooedlaura/Laura Sprys’s
Your place or mine- Chapter 6
“Scully looked paler than he’d seen her in a long time, her head stitched up and her face bandaged, dried blood still plastering her hair to her scalp in spots but underneath all the evidence of the accident was Scully, smiling at him as best she could.
He was apologizing profusely as he approached her, Maggie narrowly getting out of the way of his speeding form and awkwardly held arm. Knowing now that her daughter would be okay, she had trouble hiding her smile at the pair but luckily, neither of them took any notice of her at all.”
Dating?-- Set sometime after Agua Mala, Mulder watches, horrified, as Scully is sawed out of bad car wreck. Following ER ride and surgery prep, he is left to Maggie to keep him in line until Scully wakes. Maggie is redirected, and duo recall their “love is” joke.
Part 4 of a series, but this dealt specifically with car wrecks. T-Red is a classic.
The Comfort of the Place
“When he couldn't find her, a sudden cold settled in his gut. Heading around to the front of the car, his stomach heaved at the sight of his partner lying about 15 feet from him, her head bleeding against the parking block she had cracked it on.
Next to her instantly, all Mulder could do was stroke her cheek as the ambulance sirens blared in the distance and his heart shattered into a million pieces.”
Dating-- Scully has been in a coma for 2 months after driver hit her on sidewalk. Mulder haunts the hospital, unless Maggie shoos him off for sleep or Skinner forces him out of town on a case. Scully is usual, snarky self when she wakes.
Always Been Yours
“He let them in with his key and locked the door securely behind. Scully was standing in the middle of the living room, not comprehending the fact she was even home. Mulder walked over to her and asked softly, "do you want to lay down for awhile?"
She looked up at him in confusion and recognizing the expression on her face, he managed to get her to the linoleum in the kitchen before she threw up. That first round hit both her and Mulder but in the very brief interim before her stomach exploded again, he got her to the kitchen sink, where he held her head and waited for the storm to pass.”
S7 AU-- Maggie has been tragically killed in car accident, and Mulder supports Scully as she shuts down, then breaks down. Charlie’s friendly, and Bill becomes more civil seeing how affected Scully is.
(I skip the ~spicy~ ending, so heads-up for the like-minded.)
@dashakay‘s (Ao3, Gossamer) Dana In Wonderland
“Tired, that's what I am. I need rest. It's just like sleep, drifting off.
Some words make sense. Dana. Then I realize, that's my name. I am Dana. “
Dating-- Scully and Mulder were on their way home on Christmas Eve, when all is halted by bad car accident. Now, her consciousness flits between reality and subconscious processing, trying to sort out what happened.
Dawn’s Last Kiss
“"Of course I am. When did you stop believing in those extreme possibilities, Fox?"
Mulder pressed his throbbing head to his knees. "I didn't, Mom. I just stopped believing in you."“
Post Closure-- TBH, I can’t remember first half; BUT Mulder and Scully get into bad car wreck in freezing temperatures. When Mulder comes to, he can’t feel her pulse and rushes, panicked, into the snow. Teena appears as a specter, helps to heal the hurt he still feels, and redirects him back. Skinner finds both, saves them, and is appalled Mulder thinks Scully is dead. Happy ending.
One Shots of Unspecified Timelines
Caraphernellic’s Warning Signs
“Storm warning sirens begin in the distance, the sound eerie and invoking a shiver in Scully. She doesn’t know why the sound feels like an omen.”
Mulder and Scully’s car is flooded, and she is filled with a sense of foreboding. Mulder is lured away trying to save girl and almost drowns. The girl vanishes.
Carol Jenner’s Second Chances
““Does he look dead?"
"From the nurses say, he will be. Soon." Or what, you'll help me?
"If he isn't dead by the end of the week, kill him. Got it? And don't screw it up this time."
I can't believe they're having this conversation by my bedside, where anyone can hear. This is just too B- movieish. Story of my life.”
Mulder on deathbed from horrific accident; but his soul is trapped in his hospital room with a sharply-practical old man as roommate. Detached from everyone, he’s given up even trying to stay alive... until he hears a threat on Scully’s life. Perfectly snarky and touching.
thetruthwebothknow1′s My December
“The pile of blankets fell at her feet, Skinner found himself kneeling beside her at the bed placing his large warm hands over her own shaking ones, as they both contemplated the disturbed and ragged flesh in front of them. Mulder's eyes found his all of a sudden; they were huge with pain and bore deeply into his own.”
Mulder is dug out from horrific crash by Skinner and Scully. They only have an isolated cabin for shelter, and inadequate supplies for immediate necessary surgery. What follows is an angst fest for all: 2 hours of Scully digging barbed-wire out of Mulder, unmedicated, while Skinner tries to keep him in place and sane. And then... Santa arrives and erases it all. As he does.
AUs or Canon-Divergent
BrandonD.Ray’s There’s No Place Like Home (also on Raytracings)
“Mulder's lips compressed and he shook his head. "No. No, he got away. I'm sorry, Scully. I was so worried about you that I didn't manage to get the license number. I'm sorry," he repeated, reaching out and taking one of her hands in both of his.
"License number?"“
Never Again AU-- Scully wakes in hospital, mortified at her actions. Mulder’s confused; and both realize Ed Jerse had been a pain-killer induced dream.
@foxmuld3r/Robin_Outlaw99′s Things you said while driving (Ao3)
“She didn’t see the car until it was too late, until it crashed into Mulder’s side of the car, shattering the window and causing Mulder to swerve to avoid more damage.”
Post Redux ii AU-- Mulder is the adopted son of Skinner and is happily dating Scully after her remission. Both have plans to celebrate once they’ve wrapped up a few rough cases, but life hits them fast.
Ten’s The Fallout From Arcadia
“"Um, I think you need some rest, okay?"
He turned away from me painfully to lie on his right side, drilling a hole through the window with his gaze.
"We're married," he repeated in a 'that's the end of the matter' tone. "We're MARRIED."“
Arcadia AU-- Right as the duo were about to leave Arcadia, Mulder saves a young boy from being hit by a car... and wakes, believing he is Rob and Scully is Laura. The ensuing drama-- hysterically written, I might add-- is gold. (Note: I skip the ~spicy~ ending, because that’s not my preference.)
f--thiss--’s You’re It- Chapter 7
“Alarm bells went off in Scully's head as she realized that this man at the wheel is not stable enough to even carry on a conversation, let alone provide her information. "Please, Mr Lucas, remember why you called me here?"
"You haven't answered my questions, Agent!" He all but screamed.”
Post Amor Fati AU-- Scully has shut down emotional side following Mulder’s purposeful blind trust in Diana, who hasn’t died and is trying to get him back. On a case, Scully leaves with possible suspect and barely escapes from his car collision. Mulder rushes over, horrified he could have lost her. (Part of series.)
@blackcoffeeandteardrops’s Signs of Light
“She’d been in a car accident while working a case, a case that he’d convinced her had been worth it, but once she’d been released from the hospital things hadn’t entirely improved.”
S11 AU-- Since Scully was in a car accident, she’d been getting bad headaches. She finally collapses; and, to Mulder’s dismay, her nose bleeds. He refuses to promise not to run off for a cure if necessary, despite her pleas. Jackson joins them, admits his love, and refuses to leave when results are read.
Enjoy!
#txf#x-files#fic#Collector's Edition#Car Accidents#thatfragilecapricorn30#Sheryl Nantus#Forte#Ten#Jamie Lyn#tatooedlaura#dashakay#Dawn#Caraphernellic#Carol Jenner#thetruthwebothknow1#Brandon D. Ray#foxmuld3r#Robin_Outlaw99#blackcoffeeandteardrops#f---thiss---#xf fanfic#mine
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saw your tags and i think it’s so cool that the dd quote made you start watching txf! hope you’re enjoying it 😀
dajkshdas it's hard to say i'm enjoying it when i'm pretty certain it's ruining my brain for good but <3 <3 <3 i am in love with this silly little show!!! it's like falling headfirst into an outrageous nineties bisexual daydream. so thank you for your post, without you i probably never would have gotten around to starting the show <3
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fic stats game!
rules: give us the links to your fics with the most hits, second most kudos, third most bookmarks, fourth most comments, fifth most words, and your fic with the least amount of words.
stolen from @agent-troi and @thatfragilecapricorn30 (who are also some of my fave fic writers)
most hits: The Party one of my first fics; set during S7, Scully shows up at TLG party with plans to have make up sex with Mulder- only to find him there on a date.
second most kudos: Laundry post revival smut, Mulder and Scully have sex on a washing machine
third most bookmarks: Field Evaluations Following the journey of Scully's field evaluations through the eyes of her friend Frank at the Gun range.
(or Laundry again depending if it’s cumulative or not).
fourth most comments: The Declaration Despite their relationship being fairly new, Mulder blurts out three words to Scully.
fifth most words: Love & Lasagna Mulder decides to cook for Scully in an attempt to discuss their living arrangements and future plans.
least amount of words: Her Own Desk This is actually one of my favorite fics of all time (also my first official Tumblr fic post), it’s musings on why Scully doesn’t have her own desk from both of their perspectives.
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Get to know you game
I was tagged by @frogsmulder and @thatfragilecapricorn30 thanks 💕
Currently reading: I’m stalled half way through a couple books, I should just start something new and go back to them later but I’m in a reading paralysis
Currently watching: Night Country and the latest season of Fargo - which lead me to a Jane the Virgin rewatch because I needed something cherrier
Currently obsessed with: I wish I had a more fun answer but: work 😔
Tagging: @baronessblixen @sagan-starstuff @xxsksxxx @bisexualfbiagents @beeyond-the-sea @perpetually-weirdening
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